Honorary member
Luverne High School trumpet player Dave Nelson has been selected as a member of the Minnesota Band Directors Ninth- and 10th-grade Honor Band for the 2002-03 school year. He was one of 78 students selected from 285 who auditioned last fall for a position in the group. Students participating will have the opportunity to work with some of the finest music educators in the state as their coaches. Their conductor will be Richard Hansen, band director and professor of music at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud. Students will rehearse Feb. 14 and 15 and will perform a concert at noon Feb. 15 in the auditorium of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Photo by Lori Ehde